Daily Vocabulary: 3 अक्तूबर 2019

PURLOIN (verb) : चुराना
Meaning: steal (something).

अर्थ: चोरी (कुछ)।
Synonyms: loot, pilfer, steal, embezzle.
Antonyms: bestow, contribute, donate, purchase.
Usage: Sometimes it’s impossible to not purloin an excerpt from another person’s blog.

REPROBATE (noun) : बदमाश
Meaning: an unprincipled person.

अर्थ:  एक अप्रतिष्ठित व्यक्ति।
Synonyms: rogue, scoundrel, villain, wretch.
Antonyms: upright, virtuous, principled, righteous
Usage: Although the old man pretended to be a reprobate in public, in private he did a lot of good deeds for the homeless.

RAVENOUS (adjective) : अतृप्त
Meaning: (of hunger or need) very great; voracious.

अर्थ: (भूख या आवश्यकता के अनुसार) बहुत महान; पेटू।
Synonyms: insatiable, greedy, gluttonous, edacious.
Antonyms: content, sated, satiated, satisfied.
Usage: No matter what type of stressful situation I’m facing, my body responds by eating everything in sight because of my ravenous appetite.

DILATORY (adjective) : धीमा
Meaning: slow to act

अर्थ: कार्य करने में धीमा
Synonyms: sluggish, slothful, lax, slack.
Antonyms: fast, prompt, brisk, quick.
Usage: They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information.

PUMMEL(Verb) : कूटना
Meaning: to defeat someone easily at a sport

अर्थ: खेल में किसी को आसानी से हराना
Synonyms: bash, batter
Antonyms: compliment, fail
Usage: The boxer had pummeled his opponent into submission by the end of the fourth round.

SCALDING(Adjective) : धधकते हुए
Meaning: If a liquid is scalding, it is extremely hot

अर्थ: यदि कोई तरल पदार्थ खुरच रहा है, तो यह बहुत गर्म है
Synonyms: blazing, blistering
Antonyms: cold, cool
Usage: Against her will, hot scalding tears burst from her eyes and down her cheeks.

ABOMINATE(Verb) : घृणा करना
Meaning: to hate something very much

अर्थ: किसी चीज से बहुत अधिक घृणा करना
Synonyms: abhor, despise
Antonyms: admire, approve
Usage: Eventually one has to bring people together and sit down with those whose records one abominates.

INTRANSIGENCE (Noun) : कट्टरता
Meaning: refusal to change one’s views or to agree about something.

अर्थ: किसी के विचारों को बदलने या किसी चीज़ के बारे में सहमत होने से इनकार करना।
Synonyms: inflexibility, stubbornness, obstinacy
Usage: I can’t understand Rachel’s intransigence, considering that we have undeniable proof that her idea is incorrect.